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per cent We imported but 4 per cent Of Il?
am curious TO know how II Is, that now,
under tariff on window glass, from 600 to
800 per cent higher than II was thirty years
ago, We import 500 per cent more OF
our glass now, than we did then land further
how II was possible, when under absolute
free trade, we were large exporters of glass,
that now under tariff of SO per cent We
import half as much as we manufacture.
The tariff does not prevent, but permits the
Invasion. Under absolute fee trade we
would not DULY manufacture our own glass,
but would again become exporters Instead
of importers of It,
MIR. Trimble, like other protectionists, al
leges that protection cheapens product
lon" saws to prove 1t, one has only 81 but to
look around him." to see everything
cheaper than II was under the low tariff of
1860; says that glass rules 90 per cent lower
than IL did 40 years ago under the opera
ton of the democratic low tariff of 1S43,"
etc. 1t Is unfortunate for Mr.. Trimble,
that he Is somewhat "off In his facts" The
tariff OF 1913 was not democratic low
tariff" and this fact comes back to plague
him. II is refutation of the theory he
seeks to establish by II, to wit: That "pro-
lection cheapens product" The tariff of
lS43 was an intensely protective one, the
result of the whig victory of 1910. II was
passed to raise the price Of goods, and ne
duce the wages of labor, and it accomplish
ed its purpose. Pending its pas 'age Silas
wright sud of 1t, Strip this bill of its
hypocritical capti,n, protection to Ameri.
can industry" and call 1t what it really is
An act to rob the industrious laborer for
the benefit of capital and no American
laborer will be found to vote for it." The
bill passed, however, but did not change the
duty on glass, and therefore did not affect
wages and prices In that industry, except
in symp tthy with other industries Since
February 18th, 1926 the duty on window
glass had been specific, high protective
one, and 1t remained unchanged until July
Both, 1916. 1t was about the same for that
whole period as it is tod ay, and if protect
ian cheapens glass, why should Mr.. Trim
BILE complain of the high price of glass In
1913. after 1t had received enormous and
steady protection for 20 years? Prices
may decline under protection wages may
advance under it. but if so, both decline in
prices and advance in wages are in spit g,
not because of protection. The glass in
dustry has twice received steady and enor-
nous protection for over 20 years. First,
from 1S2l-5 to 1916; second, from 1875 to
1887 and during both periods, the price of
glass materially increased, as we shall see,
under protection. BYsTANDER.
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The Union Pacific Rail Road investiga
ton when finished will show the job to have
been one of the most stupendous frauds of
the age. From facts already learned the
Chicago Tribuue says:
The road was actually built from two
thirds of the proceeds of the government
subsidy and first mortgage bonds, the other
third being divided among the robbers.
The $360OO000 of stock represents moth
ing and is still unpaid for, rs shove by the
books of the company. So also $50 ,0O0, 900
of fraudulent dividends, and the $4,000 a
mile mortagege on the vast land grant was
jobbed, and so the $4,000 mile of in
come bonds come under the head of pure
plumber. In all over $100000,000 over and
above a fair profit was scooped in Such
gigantic robbery was never heard of before
or since the foundation of the American
government.
Yet when an investigation Of the affairs
of the company was asked, the senate, at
the last session of Congress, objected to it ,.
and but for the intense pressure of public
opinion the appointment of the committee
never would have been cons ented to by
that body! Wonder If many of them are
uneasy now 1t is being made?
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or common honesty Is shown by their
movement. In other directions, They have
decided, on account Of few thousand dbl
lars expense involved In putting that valu-
able work In repair, To abandon the Kanka-
kee Feeder, intending TO feed the long
level between Channahan and Marseilles
by doubling the supply of sewer swash
and filth from Chicago; or when remon'
strated with against that outrage, have said
they would feed the canal from the Dupage
river; while every man of sense who has
lately crossed the bridge on the Rock Is
land road east Of Minonk knows that all the
water now In the Dupage would run
through a six inch stove pile!
Shall the people Of Ottawa tamely sub
nit 10 these wrongs and outragess Shall
the people along the whole line Of the canal
submit 10 the proposed pollution Of the
waters Of that structure and Its ultimate
destruction by the neglect and abandon
men, of It's absolutely needed feeders The
matter Is of such grave importance as Ia
demand the immediate attention of our
city authorities and ought 10 be taken In
hand, at once, through public meetings
and other popular demonstrations, by the
people Of the cities Of the canal and river
region.
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TARIFF REFORM.
DIToR FREE RAIDER

EDITOR FREE RAIDER;
There was manufactured in the United
States $2l l5i,571 worth of glass in 1880,
OF this the State of Illinois manufactured
1901 ,343, and the County of La Sale 1923.
343 worth, the s ate being the SIXTH and
the county the eleventh glass producing
county in the United States. There were
employed in the county 331 men and 80
children, receiving a total of Sl95, j0S In
wages or 500 10 each for the year, which
was the highest wages paid in the glass in
dustry, by any county in America. Now
If 1t be true that the industry In the higher
wage paying locality, will be crushed out
by the lower, how is 1t possible to manu-
facture glass here In La Sale County,
whe.e wages are from 20 TO 100 per cent
higher than In the other states around
about us? The difference In wages be-
tween the states is as great as between the
wages of European and American glass
workers, and ii the low wage receiving la.
Dor here In America cannot crush out the
high, how is it possible for the low wage
receiving labor of Europe to crush it out,
handicapped and coggsd as it is by freight
rates.. Pennsylvania manufactures Al %
per cent of all our glass. La Sale county
paid In 1880 26 per cent, and is now paying
over 80 per cent higher wages than Penn.
sylvania. Now with perfect freedom of
trade between these states, how is II posi-
BILE to manufacture any glass at all in La
Sale county, if wages are the test of com
peting power,
If the law, that the higher wages is the
cheaper labor, however, Is OF universal ap-
plication, the problem is already solved.
We should expect to find glass produced
with less labor cost In La Sale county where
wages In glass are highest, and such is the
fact as shown by the census. The aver.
/ age labor cost in the ten counties of the
United States producing more glass than
La Sale, Is Al per cent of their product.
In the next ten highest, each producing
less than La Sale county, the labor cost is
40 per cent of their product, while the la.
Dor cost In La Sale county is but 81 per
cent The lower wage paying states can.
not crush out our La Sale county glass la.
dustries for the obvious reasonnthat com.
petition Is not In the labor market, but Ia
the glass market, and each 800 worth of
glass In the common market, ours, bears a
five dollars less labor cost than theirs. The
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w. G. Il, u.

We have received the following notice.
which we take pleasure in publishing:
You and your friends are cordially invited
to attend the Eighth District W. G. T. U.
camp meeting, to be held IN Marseiles, H.,
Thursday and Friday, July Dist and 22d.
The Eighth District comprises the counties
of Du Page, Kendall, WILL Grundy and La
Sale.
We trust that every loyal W. C. T. U.
woman will feel it her duty and privilege to
help make this meeting q representative one
of the temperance sentiment in these coun-
ties
All temperance societies are invited to
come and enjoy the meetings with us.
will the churches and individuals kindly
extend this notice.
The meeting will open Thursday at 2 p. NJ,
and continue during Friday and Friday ev-
ening.
A full programme is being prepared.
Among those who will be present are
Miss Helen L. Hood, of Chicago Rev j. W.
Conley, Joliet; Miss Helen Walker, State
Superintendent of Signal Work; Mrs. Lum
ry, President of the District, and goodly
number of other speakers.
Miss Cora johnson will conduct the Loyal
Legion and Band of Hope exercises.
The Marseilles W. C. T. L. will entertain
the members of the W. C. T. U. from dis
eance.
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., National Secretary
of n. Wet. T., will address the meeting
Thursday evening.
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Wonderful Cures.

D. Lorriaux, Retail Druggist of Ottawa
ILL.,, says: We have been selling Dr. Kings
New Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Salve for six years. Have
never handled remedies that sell as WELL or
give such universal satisfaction. There have
been some wonderful cures effected by these
medicines in the city. Several cases OF pro-
nounced Consumption have been entirely
cured nv the use of few bottles of Dr..
Kings New Discovery, taken in connection
with Electric Bitters. We guarantee them
always. Sold by D. Lorriaux.
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Entered at the Post O1lce at OuIiod, Illinois, ~
Second Cidss HdR Hdtter.
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ers; and should he persist In his course,
the right of christian burial Will also DO
taken AWAY,
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The members Of the Pstrlarchal Circle left
Tuesday morning for Milwaukee, to attend
their annual conc,sys at ;tat p ace.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
OLD.rIME NOTIONS.

We hear less and less in agricultural
circles about the moons influence
upon crop growing and upon agricul-
tural practice in general. Yet there
are many who still adhere to the old
time notions that have influenced SO
many in their farm practices during
lifetime. Regarding rainfall, series
of observations was made some years
since in England, and simultaneously
these observations were made in other
countries. The result was-the object
being to note the difference, if any, in
the amount of rainfall during the diff
ferent phases of the moon-that the
amount was about the same. Obser-
vati0ns were made at a certain point
in France, covering period sutfi-
'ciently extended to settle the question
as to the frequency OF rainfall in one
stage Of the moon as compared to tina.
of another stage. Nine rainy days oc-
Cured in that period commonly known
with some people as the growing
stage, to eleven in the opposing stage.
|Similar observations were made in
Germany about the same time, run
ming through period of ten years.
These observations showed S45 rainy
days in the growing period, against
500 during the opposite period. At
an experimental station in our own
country there were 55 rainy days dur
ing the increase, against SO during the
waning perioi. Now, traditions fail
in proving anything, though running
Through centuries. while observations,
carefully made during period OF
years, can be relied upon. The idea
that plants grow most rapidly during
the full moon is not sustained by OBJ.
seryation, though it is thought by
some observers that aquatic plants do
grow more rapidly in the light than in
the dark of the moon. There is some
foundation for the belief that a full
moon brings cool weather.
This is explained by The fact that
| the earth receives the full rays of the
sun, as also the reflected rays OF the
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
Coopor's War Reminiso CO.

Harrisburg Telegraph.
81 was never more scared in my life
than by cow hell" said Senator
Thomas V. Cooper, of Media, as he
sat on the veranda of the big hotel at
Natural Bridge, Va.
"Tell us about it," said.
"Well," said Senator Cooper, as he
removed his hat and pushed back his
bushy red topnot-a habit of his-"it
was while was In the Army of the
Potomac. Mosby's men had been
bushwhacklng us, killing our men
wherever they could, picking off a
every mothers son feel uncomfortable.
was detailed one day on picket
duty, and as luck would have it, got
the extreme outmost post. There was
no help for it. l either had to go or
show the white feather, and nobody
has yet called me coward, so | took
my position and waited for the long
hours to pass before should be re-
lieved. As I sat there thinking of
home and mother dear l heard the
sound of a COW bell, and my hair
went up on end-I had more OF 1t than
l have now. knew il was a favorite
trick of Mosby's men to get cow bell
and by gently ringing it approach a
picket until near enough to pick him
loff, l was up to that game. They
were not going to kill me, if could
help it. | retreated few hundred
feet towards our main post. The bell
followed. l retreated further north
and waited and again the bell follow ed
| kept on retreating and the bell kept
getting nearer and nearer, and l knew
in my soul the rebel rascal that jingled
| it was waiting to get shot at me.
Finally l reached the post and told
the rest of the boys about it, and we
deployed to right and left of the COW
bell and surrounded it. Making a
rush we dashed into the 'hicket and ]
tell you we made haul"
"What was it?" dozen voices
asked.
Zone of those lean, lank, slab sided
Virginia cows wearing bell. 1t was
not one of Mosby's men, and all of US
were fooled. Say, do you know why
this hotel is called Appledore?"
Everybody gave it up.
because that's its name," and
Coopers face assumed tinge thai
rivaled his hair.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
THE EALl. WEB.WORMS.

Among the unsishtly objects which
meet the eye Of the tidy orchardist,
none are more disg usting than the nests
of the fall web-wOrms, Hyphantria
textor, (Harris), which are to be zee n
as early as the midd le Of July and on
through the remainder of the season,
upon the appe trees, shrubbery and
shade trees. OF late years this cater.
pillar has been on the increase 10 New
England, till now no insect which in.
tests our orchards-if we except the
cankerworm-plays 30 destructive q
part the last half Of the season as the
fall web worms.
In speaking OF the web worm, many
confound 1t with the tent caterpillar,
but this, although related to the same
family, belongs to different class.
Besides this. the web worm appears In
o different season Of the year, after the
tent caterpillar has left the stage of &C.
tion.
The eggs of the web-worm moth are
laid on the under surface of the leaves
In irregular patches OF from fifty to one
hundred eggs. They are small, round
and OF q honey yellow color. and are
generally laid by the 18Th Of July In
this latitude, and hatch In about nine
days. The Dung caterpillar begins to
| spin its web As soon as 1t leaves the
egg, and the joint efforts OF the colony
soon cover the leaf on which they hatch
with q web, under which the young
worms feed together, eating only the
softest part OF the leaf They thus
proceed from leaf to leaf and branch to
branch, eating the pulpy portion OF the
leaves. The remaining skeleton, turn
| ing bro wn, becomes noticeable object
from o distance, looking as II fle had
scorched the foliage.
Tho young worms are light yellow at
first, but As they grow older they as
sume . gre en- ish shade with q dark
stripe along the back and . yellow
stripe on the sides. 1t Is sparsely dot
ted with hairs Of gray ish color which
spring from yellow warts. The worms
are 80 variable In their workings, that
iG Ia diff oalt to find two exactly alike.
When full grown these caterpillnrs are
rather more than an inch in length.
After completing their growth, which
occupies six weeks or more, they leave
their nests and wander about till they
find suitable places of shelter whele
| they encas the mt elves in their Cocoons,
composed of slight web of elk with
| which are mingled the hairI from their
bodies. They remain in the pupa state
during the winter; the moth appearing
| the last OF June OF frat of July These
moths are pure white, and their wings
expand about one inch and quarter.
Remedies: The N ost feasible plan to
destroy this pest seems to be to watch
for the dried appearance OF the leaves,
and rs soon az the presence ol q colony
of these caterpillars is thus indicated, /,
| remove the branch contaiping them and
destroy them by burning or crushing.
When the worms are small and It 10
difficult to reach them, 3 swab, attached
t. pole, dipped In kerosene and thrust
into the neet will destroy them.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
PUBLIC SALE
200 BUILDING LOTS.
INsTALLMENTs ON
RID AY. AUGUST S7

At $50 o'clock, in the Twelfth Ward, Second Third
Fourth, Fifth Sixth and Webb Streets Green Hill Gray and
Cleveland avenues
These lots all in fine high, healthy locality in
dustes have been established the city railway will doubt be
extended short time school church will erected
streets opened and graded These Improvements will necessarily
improve the adjacent lots
have foresight for themselves by walking in this
vicinity the improvements being made 1t may appear
city at those prices the offered 1t probable that
his is the last sale may have instalments.
AS matter of course will only sell certain number of
lo when that is done will sell those terms.
lakes on lot assessed at $780, 81 cents year East of
Union street lot assessed at $50 the tax s25 house
west of Union street assessed s212 of Union
street. tax S and remember oet lot house of Union
street would be assessed higher.
desiring investments there other such oppor
unty the profits always than double the interest that
you get in the savings bank and often times You
not loose the property always holds its Persons In the
country can find no better place to invest their for while
they are working at home other building adjacent
their lots making money for them.
To those who a home and paying rent buya
lot and when paid for have shares the loan you
build NICE fine house for $1,000
The payment shares per month interest $1,000 S.
per month making $40 month You pay nearly that much
for rent Now month make payment the loan you
are freeing your house.
You may pay rent for years and will your
home But how you start? Here your opportunity
before the loan be secured you sober and industrious
and get sick of work. there loan in Delaware that will
mot wait year for you; landlord will not.
To those desiring house containing rooms hot and
cold water and BATH side yard front yard and poco should buy
THAT loans $500 each share You build 8-roomed
cottage described for from $1,000 $1,000 complete such
|you would pay SIS per month for in the CITY,
The older the shares the easier will be oan
security to the loan you give them mortgage property also
assgn shares not borrowed the loan The result you
keep you loan up will be paid each month S2 paid
twelve S172S tor which you get in the of the
house for years at S12 month S72S release of mortgage
house worth S2ooo value $500 per share 2oo
Total S4o2S AS you observe by keeping up your oan you
Iget the of the house and $1,000 besides.
These plain facts which you verify by asking
responsible building loan officer.
TERMS-SIo cash on each lot knocked off and
lS5 per month until paid for per off for cash.
Hacks will leave Sixth and Market streets at o'clock
THOMAS NJ OGLE,
PETER J. FORD.
L. w, Stdham & Son, Aucioneers
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
WI EN- EDNA WAS NAUGHTY
Y outh's Companion.

Youths Companion.
Edna was naughty one day, very
naughty, indeed, for such a little girl
as she. do not like to tell about it.
In the first place, she did not mind,
and then she struck her mamma. Only
think of it
Mamma looked at her little daugh
ter sadly. "You must 20 into the
closet, and stay there until you can be
u good GIRL" said she.
Then Edna began to cry as loud as
she could cry; but she took her little
cricket and went into the closet, Just
the same, 1t was dark closet when
the door was shut, but mamma didn't
quite shut the door. Edna kept on
crying, however.
my child" said mamma, pretty
soon, 81 want you to be more quiet"
Naughty Edna cried all the louder.
Didn't you hear me ?" asked
mamma. ~ want you to stop crying
this minute"
But Edna didn't pay the least bit of
attention. She went on crying even
louder yet, If such a thing were pos
sible. Mamma hardly knew VIII at to
think, because, you see, Edna is usu-
ally very good little girl.
Then mamma began to count slowly
"One, two, three, four
But before she got to ten. something
funny happened. The old gray kitty,
who had all this time been lying quiet.
ly before the fire, suddenly jumped ur
and walked st aight into the closet
She caught Edna's wrist between hel
torepaws and bit and scratched it-noi
very hard, of course, but quite hard
enough to surprise and frighten the
little girl into keeping as still as a
mouse tor as much rs q minute. Then
the old kitty walked back to the ma,
before the fire and curled herself down
for another nap; and not until then did
Edna find her voice again.
80 mammal" sobbed she. 80 nam
ma, will be goodp'
"Very well," said mamma, trying
hard not to smile; "you may comt
Iout."
So out of the closet the little CIR
came, and rushed straight into msm-
mas arms.
"I-I will be good," she sobbec
again; ''but-but don't want that ole
cat bossing me round all the time,
mammal"
Mamma laughed then; she couldn'
help it.
Then you mustn't he naughty,
DEAR" she said.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20

moon; hence promoting absorption,
clearing the atmosphere, and in the
early spring frosts follow or accom-.
pany clear nights. But when all
knowledge regarding the moon and
its influences has been summed up, it
is not represented by a heavy sun,
certainly not by what any man can
safely base his agricultural practices
upon. The farmer that manures well,
plows deep, according to the kind of
land he has, plows when the land is
not too wet, drains his land, uses good
seed, puts it in at the right time, and
keeps down the weeds, will have no
occasion to study the moon.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
TTnPREcEDeATED ATTRLcTIDMl
u over MALT 1 MILLION DISTRIBUTED.
Louisiana State Lottery Company

Incorporated in 1888 for 2B years BY the
Legfslature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-with . capital Of u ,00o, ,o00-to
which reserve fund Of over S660, 900 has
sinoo been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote It's fran.
ohise was made . part Of the present State
Constitution adopted December I'd, A. d.,
The only lottery ever voted on and On.
dorsed BY the people Of any State.
II never scales or postpones.
Its Grand single Number Draw.
g sSgs take pasce Monthly, and the
~ every sig months (June and De-
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. NINTH GRAND
DRAWING, GLASS 4. IN THE AOAD-
envy OF MUSIC. NEW ORLEANS,
TUESDAY September 1 8. 3.lSS7-20sth
Monthly Drawing.
Capital Prize, $l50,0O0.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
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s,ouaunaHfoIoYRs

We. the undersigned Banks and Bankers
will pay all Prizes drawn in Tho Louisiana
state Lotteries which may be presented st
our counters.
j. H. OGLESBT, Pres. Louls1ans
National Bank
PIERCE LANAUX. Pres. State Ma
tlOmnl BanE.
a. BALDWIN. Pres. n. O. Nat'l R'b
CARL KO AN Pros. Union National
hank.
Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
Address Registered lsttsrs 10
NEW ORI.EAHS NATIONAL BANK
New Orleans. La.

That tho presence Of
and Early, who are in charge OF the draw.
and integrity, that the chances are sll
equal and that no one can possibly divine
what nun bers will draw O Prize.
REMEM BER thai the payment OF sll
Prizea Ia GUARANTEED BY FOUR
NATIONAL BANKS Of New Orloans,
and the Tickets See signod by the Presi.
dent Of an Institution, whose chartered
rights are recogn lied in the highest Courts;
therefore, beware OF any limitations or an.
uOymOus schemes.